Taylor County Georgia Estate Anthony R. Murray File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Harris Hill" Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/taylor.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Taylor County Inventories and Appraisements Book A, pages 238-242 INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL OF THE ESTATE OF ANTHONY R. MURRAY DEC’D 202 ˝ Acres Land 2000.00 Lucy, a Negro Woman 400.00 Henry, a Negro boy 700.00 1 Bay Horse 200.00 32 Head Hogs 455.00 5 Head Cattle 60.00 Lot Fodder 28.50 Lot Sugar Cane 15.00 Lot Cotton Seeds 5.25 Lot Wheat 60.00 Lot Peas 15.00 Lot Corn 517.50 Wagon 20.00 Lot Plow Hoes 15.00 Six Club Axes 5.00 Lot Hoes 3.00 Frow & Two Iron Wedges 1.50 3 Plow stocks & coulter 3.00 Lot plow gear & cutting knife 8.00 Lot Sundries 2.00 Hoop Iron 1.00 Log chain 3.00 3 pine Lleeliards(?) 6.00 Man’s saddle & bridle 6.50 2 bells & collars 1.00 grind stone crank 2.00 wash pot 10.00 Lot Rye & barrels 2.50 Six Bu. Ground peas 6.75 600 #’s pork 130.00 3 pecks salt 15.00 Gin cotton & basket 9.50 4 bale Cotton 272.00 30 gallons syrup 45.00 lot jars 3.30 lot jugs 1.30 demijohns 2.00 Lot bottles 1.50 Lot gin 1.50 3 trays & meal barrel 1.50 Loom, 4sleighs & 2 prs Hasinpes(?) & wheel 10.00 Lot hardware 6.50 Wash tub & two water buckets 1.25 Cross cut saw 5.00 Lot carpenters tools 9.00 Beadstead & cord 2.00 17 chairs 19.00 1 bureau 8.00 candle stand 1.00 four tables 10.00 1 safe 8.00 Lot Books 1.50 Lot glass` 8.00 Andirons & 2 smoothing irons 4.00 Bed bedstead & furniture 40.00 Small bedstead & furniture 8.00 5 comforters 25.00 12 bed quilts 60.00 quilt unfinished 5.00 bedstead and furniture 40.00 lot knives & forks 5.00 lot crockery 11.00 2 pr cotton cards 2.00 rent house, orchard & 5 acres land 20.00 hire of woman Lucy 20.00 hire of boy Henry` 10.00 Inventory and schedule of money of accts of Anthony R. Murray deceased. 1 note of hand given by J.L. Wilcher and Jeremiah Wilcher dated January 24th 1860 & due Nov 1st 1860 150.00 1 note of hand given by J. T. Collins dated January 11th 1860 due December 25th 1860 200.00 credit of $75.00 January 1st 1861 credit of $25.00 February 7th 1861 amount still due 100.00 1 note of hand given by James M Woodall dated February 2nd 1861 & due December 25th 1861 22.45 1 note of hand given by S. A. Royal dated March 11th 1862 & due December 25th 1862 29.51 Cash on hand Manufacturer’s Bank 20.00 Cash on hand Confederate notes 10.00 Cash on hand change bills 19.60 We do certify that as far as was produced to us by the Administrator or as came To our knowledge, the above contains a true appraisement of the goods , chattels And credits of the Estate of Anthony R. Murray Dec’d to the best of our judgement and understanding. Given under hands and official signatures. January 14th 1863. Appraisers W.A.H. Royal Archibald Hill Levi Turner Jacob Thompson Simeon Thompson I do certify that the abve appraisers were sworn to perform their duty according to Law. This January 14th 1863. Wm A. H. Royal, J.P. Georgia, Taylor County By the Honorable, the Ordy of said county, to W. A. H. Royal. Archibald Hill, Levi Turner, Jacob Thompson & Simeon Thompson. These are to authorize and empower you or any three of you To make a just and true appraisment of all and singular the goods and chattels Land and tenements, ready money excepted of A. R. Murray late of said county Dec’d in dollars and cents as shall be produced by John S. Murray, Admin. This twelveth day of aJanuary 1863. J.J. Huff, Ordy. It is ordered by the court that the above appraisers do assess a sum sufficient for the support of widow and children for one year from the death of A.R. Murray Dec’d out of said estate. J.J. Huff, Ordy In obedience to the order of the court we do assess for the widow & children for a Support of twelve months the following articles to wit. 50 bu corn @ 1.115 57.50 72 #’s pork @20c 144.00 1 cow & calves 20.00 6 bu Wheat @5.00 30.00 10 gal Syrup@1.50 15.00 1 bu peas 1.25 2 bedsteads beds & furniture 80.00 Lot Bed furniture 90.00 Lot crockery & coffee mill 11.00 3 tables 5.00 tin safe 8.00 2 pr. Cotton Cards 2.00 1 lot of glass wear 8.00 Rent of Lucy 20.00 Hire of Henry 10.00 \ Loom gearing & wheel 10.00 Lot hardware, tub & 2 water buckets` 17.75 Andirons and smoothing irons 4.00 40 #’s gin cotton 6.00 23 gal jars 2.30 lot tin ware 1.50 3 trays & meal barrels 1.50 demijohns & 2 jugs 2.30 amt of cash 28.00 We do certify that the above list is a true apportionate st apart for the Widow and children of A.R. Murray, Dec’d Januay 14, 1863 W.A.H. Royal Arch Hill Levi Turner Jacob Thompson Simeon Thompson I do certify that the above commissioners were duly sworn to Perform their duty according to law. January 14th 1863 Wm. A. H. Rotal, J.P. Recorded J.J. Huff, Ordinary (NOTE: Anthony R. Murray died October 1, 1862. He was the son of John S. and Julia A. Murray. He was a private in Co. E., 45th GA Inf., Contracted disease and sent home to die. He left a widow , Mary A. J. “Mollie Morris Murray and two children Wm. and Nancy Frances. His widow later married Hamilton Henry “Hamp” Hill. She wa s the first of his 5 wives.) ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. 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